China Airlines streamlines service

The Taiwanese carrier China Airlines has begun services between Auckland, Sydney and Taipei three times a week.

The MD11 Trijets will leave Taipei every Sunday, Tuesday and Friday, arriving in Auckland on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

Return flights leave on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings.

A Sydney-Taipei service will replace the two weekly flights by China Airlines subsidiary Mandarin Airlines, which also uses MD11 aircraft.